The annual four day festival celebrating and promoting craft beer brewed in the UK and overseas kicked off today at Kirkstall Abbey.
Do you love beer? Do you love food? Do you love music? If the answer to any of those three questions is yes, then we urge you to keep on reading.
The Leeds International Beer Festival is back for it's 10th Anniversary year and it's set to be the best one yet.
Kicking off today, 8 September and going on until Sunday 11 September 2022, the festival have taken over the beautiful Kirkstall Abbey for what promises to be a boozy celebration of everyone's favourite golden nectar.
Expect an absolutely ginormous selection of beer for you to sample, from local breweries which we all know and love to international beers far and wide, there's a tipple for everyone to enjoy at this year's festival.
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There's so many different beers on offer that even if you set up camp at the site and tried all of them on a 24-hour basis, you still would not be able to taste them all (but you could give it your best shot).
And it doesn't just stop there, there's also an epic array of street food vendors serving up delicious goodness to soak up some of those pints.
Leeds favourites Bundobust will be there dishing out their vegetarian Indian delights as well as Little Bao Boy who will be (you guessed it) serving up enough bao buns to sink a small ship.
Image: Little Bao Boy
Live bands will be lighting up the tipis and providing the entertainment for the weekend so you can rock out into the night with a bao bun in one hand and a beer in the other.
The festival is open all weekend and entry is operated via two different sessions, from 12-5pm and 6-11pm. All tickets cost £15 other than the Sunday session where you can grab yourself a bargain for just a fiver.
To find out more and to get your ticket to the Leeds International Beer Festival, take a look at their website.
Silver's Deli is opening up a sister shop, and this time it's about everything baked.
We all know and love Silver's Deli for their stacked subs and breakfast sandwiches that could cure any hangover no matter how severe.
They're so good, that they even bagged the coveted Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year Award last year.
And rightly so, because Silver's is absolutely class.
And it seems there's just no stopping Silver's, as they've just announced that they'll be opening a sister shop named Silver's Bakehouse serving up everything, yep you guessed it, baked.
It'll also be in Farsley where the original Silver's is, and they're labelling the new venture as 'your neighbourhood bake shop'.
Announcing the very exciting news to Instagram, Silver's Deli said: "Well it’s happening. I said no more shops, but it’s kinda necessary, and I just love all things baked.
"There’s waaaaaaaaay too many details to share on this right now, but go give our sister shop @silvers_bakehouse a new follow and hold on tight. This is gonna be fun as fuck."
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Customers can expect a wider range of Silver's goodies that they're unable to whip up in the current space. From soft amaretti biscuits and their famous cookies to sausage rolls and brownies that the team have been working on for 12 months.
We're in no doubt that this venture is going to be absolutely brilliant, and you best believe we'll be first in line to try one of those brownies.
Silver's Bakehouse will be located on Town Street in Farsley and is expected to open this May.
Inside the modern Japanese grill coming to Leeds from the team behind Fern Modern Sushi
Clementine Hall
We've been very excited about this one.
If you know anything about the Leeds food scene, then you'll know the absolute legend that is Chef Fern.
Her first restaurant, Fern Modern Sushi, is a firm favourite amongst locals and visitors alike. Known for their expertly crafted sushi made with the freshest fish on offer.
And now, she's turning her attention to her second venture - Tori Nori.
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Tori Nori is a modern Japanese grill and bar inspired by the bustling izakayas of Tokyo.
Everything is centred around the fiery robata grill where guests can watch the chefs cook everything from grilled fish to delicious yakitori skewers right in front of their very eyes.
All designed to share, this is a place to hang out with friends, enjoy some delicious food and maybe sink a few Japanese-inspired cocktails whilst you're at it.
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Located on Vicar Lane, the space has had a whole refurb and it's looking fantastic. Complete with perfectly moody lighting, plush banquette seating and beautiful Japanese-inspired wallpaper.
The menu features an entire yakitori menu, from cheesy chicken thighs and pork belly to grilled king prawn and Japanese A5 wagyu all grilled over charcoal.
There's also Fern's signature sushi on the menu, as well as big plates to share such as teryaki half chickens and miso lamb chops.
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You just know that everything Fern touches turns to gold but don't just take our word for it, get yourself to Tori Nori and try it out for yourselves.
Tori Nori will officially open its doors on Friday 10 April. Find out more and book your table here.
Clementine Hall -
8th September 2022 
